Democratic Party on road to officially back same-sex marriage

Two women hold hands in protest of the recently passed Constitutional Amendment One in the North Carolina primary May 14, 2012, in Raleigh, N.C.

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(CBS News) The Democratic Party's platform drafting committee endorsed including a plank in its official platform backing same-sex marriage, CBS News has confirmed.

Although the exact language has not been released, the 15-member committee molding the Democratic Party's policies met in Minneapolis last weekend, and as first reported in the Washington Blade on Monday, the party reversed its position from previous years and backed same-sex marriage.

Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., who is gay and sits on the party's platform committee, told the Washington Blade, "I was part of a unanimous decision to include it."

"There was a unanimous decision in the drafting committee to include it in the platform, which I supported, but everybody was for it," he said.

The policy change is not final and must be approved by a larger committee meeting held in Detroit in August. Then, final approval will be left up to convention delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., in September.

The 2008 Democratic Party platform skirted the issue of same-sex marriage. "We support the full inclusion of all families, including same-sex couples, in the life of our nation, and support equal responsibility, benefits, and protections," the platform read.

The change comes after President Obama announced in May that same-sex couples "should be able to get married." His announcement came shortly after Vice President Joe Biden said he is "absolutely comfortable" with two men or two women getting married and days after North Carolina voters backed a measure adding a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.

[magnumdr]

The USA don't have any morrals anymore. I think that if people wanted to get married to a dog they could do it here. Stop using the gays to get votes and stand up for what you truley believe in. Let's get back to where our personal morals mean something again!

[ammo17]

the democratic party always goes against the will of the people,they are just pandering for votes.why do you think they hate the idea of photo id`s?

[Xeppo]

What are the democrats thinking. I guess they do not want any of their candidates to win contested elections in moderate to conservative districts. This will get the social conservatives revved up even though they do not like Romney. The fools

[OldTimeAmerican]

So what you are saying is that Democrats should not say what is true, but instead say what a few powerful people might want to hear? Ohh, be a Republican!

[Lindag20]

by Ulgnud July 30, 2012 10:28 PM EDT
That will simplify my voting choices. If they include support for those who choose this perverted lifestyle choice in the party platform. I will not vote for any Democrat anywhere. Same goes for any other party. Bring on the nasty barbs. I am completely armor plated on this one.
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You should invest in some metal cleaner to keep your armor from rusting.

[Lindag20]

by OBAMA4ALL July 30, 2012 10:41 PM EDT
"...while the rest of the country rots."
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Boy there sure are a lot of folks rotting away in restaurants, shopping malls and theaters these days. Sad to see so many rotting away...

Republicans will sell their soul for a few bucks!!!

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You have to realize that loui lives in Colorade which is trying to take away Kentucky's title as armpit of the country. He also enjoys food from the bakery that won't let same sex couples order wedding cakes. Too bad as Colorado is such a beautiful state.

[Lindag20]

I KNOW, it's the problem I have when I get to laughing at these nuts and my spelling goes downhill. You missed the "Bun fight at the Bakery" today. It was QUITE amusing as the rightwingers were out in force defending the bakery owner's right to deny services to a same sex couple. LOL

[seabass6251]

And your argument against a person's right to choose is?

[louiville2_2]

Crushing unemployment, rising deficit, polarizing crippling dead locks, no budget, highest level of poor since before the war on poverty in the 1960's, standard of living behind the Canadians for the first time.......

And democrats take time out to help a group of people who constitute about 3% of the population and have a higher standard of living then the rest of us to give them special rights and attention while the rest of the country rots.

Democrats will sell their soul for a few bucks!!!

[Lindag20]

loui: what did you do, eat some cake from your favorite bakery won't let same sex couples order wedding cakes?

[ultraskygod]

special rights? like marriage?

[Ulgnud]

That will simplify my voting choices. If they include support for those who choose this perverted lifestyle choice in the party platform. I will not vote for any Democrat anywhere. Same goes for any other party. Bring on the nasty barbs. I am completely armor plated on this one.

[Lindag20]

I have seriouse doubts that the party platform has ANYTHING to do with your voting choices but carry on.

[Dan1692]

These sick bastards will do anything to get a vote. Give illegals rights. Gay people crap!!! What about the economy.....oh yea..take money the rich and get rid of oil firms. Are you all idiots?

Romney has it now.

[Lindag20]

So if a member of your family is gay what do you do about it?

[Banqueno]

Oh!this is great news for the Republicans because the Democrats will loose a lot of voters that don't believe that marriage is between a man and a woman, so I salute Barney Franks and the rest of the libs. on the Democrat party for giving the conservatives a big boost.

[Lindag20]

Well they might set some voters loose, but since I've yet to encounter anyone that either knew or cared what the party platform actually was, it's not going to affect people's votes.

[RonCz]

I don't think Americans realize how gay marriage is going to affect kids. Kids are already being taught in school that being in a family of two college guys having sex with each other is a normal family situation. Kids need a mom and a dad, each have their own attributes and besides their no scientific proof that homosexuality is a born disease, it's a behavior thing.

Obama is sending out letters desperately asking for more money to beat Romney I guess he's going to have to start asking the LGTB community for money because God fearing people won't support such a platform.

[RonCz]

Read this: "How different are the adult children of parents who have same-sexrelationships? Findings from the New Family Structures Study

Mark Regnerus"
http://www.scribd.com/doc/96719068/Regnerus-Study

This is the first really long term study and it's saying that there is an affect on kids. I remember moms' bringing in their boys into my cubscout pack asking for the male/father influence on their boys. Boys need a dad and girls need a mom.

[hbevis]

The studies that I have seen do not support this agenda. The LGTB people can quote their own studies all they want to, but the general population is not behind them. I am for letting you people do as you will, just don't try and convince me. I have had three cousins that were gay and none of them ever tried to convince me of their thinking. OH YES, two of them died of AIDS and the other one committed suicide.